News from Around the Web for Jan 14, 2025

#9 New Florida Bill Requires Labeling for Foods Containing Vaccines -  Amber Jo Cooper for Florida's Voice, Leading Report, Eric Daugherty, Americat and Update News on X

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill, SB 196, was filed in the Florida Senate that would deem a drug or food misbranded if it contains vaccines or vaccine materials without appropriate labeling. The sponsor: Republican Sen. Joe Gruters. What it does: The legislation would change the definition of “drug” to include food that contains vaccines or vaccine materials. It defines “vaccine or vaccine material” as a substance authorized or approved by the FDA to stimulate immunity. The bill says a food is deemed to be misbranded if it “contains a vaccine or vaccine material unless its label bears the words ‘contains vaccine or vaccine material’ and specifies that the food is classified as a drug under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act.”

#8 Trump on ‘Fascinating’ Fetterman Meeting: ‘He’s Just a Commonsense Person’ - Alex Gangitano for The Hill, Eric Daugherty, Bill Mitchell, Gary D, and Karen Musk on X

President-elect Trump called Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) “a commonsense person” after the two had a “fascinating” meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. “He’s a commonsense person. He’s not liberal or conservative. He’s just a commonsense person, which is beautiful,” Trump said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. Fetterman was the first Senate Democrat to meet with Trump after the president-elect’s victory, while many Republican lawmakers have traveled to the Palm Beach resort to sit down with the incoming president...

#7 Harris Declines to Invite Vance for Courtesy Visit to Vice President’s Residence Before Inauguration - Jennifer Jacobs for NBC News, Tom Fitton, and Resist the Media on X

When JD Vance, his wife Usha, and their three young children move into the Naval Observatory residence on Jan. 20, it will be their first time inside the white Queen Anne-style mansion that has been home to vice presidents since the 1970s. Multiple Democratic and Republican sources told CBS News that Vice President Kamala Harris has not extended an invitation for a formal sit-down or tour... 

#6 Carrie Underwood Met With Intense Backlash After Announcing Trump Inauguration Gig - Kevin E G Perry for The Independent, LA Times, Janie Johnson, Michele Tafoya, Annie, 2RawtooReal

Carrie Underwood has received backlash on social media after it was revealed she is set to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday, January 20. The country singer, 41, is expected to sing “America the Beautiful.” She has previously declined to comment on politics. A spokesperson for the Presidential Inaugural Committee confirmed to The Independent that Underwood will be performing at the event...

#5 Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Her Plane Rerouted Amid Drone Activity - Adeola Adeosun for Newsweek, Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (community note), George, Jordan Crowder, and Right Angle News Network on X

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, reported potential drone activity near the White House after her flight into Washington's Reagan National Airport (DCA) was redirected on Monday. According to Greene's post on X, formerly Twitter, her plane's pilot announced a route change "due to unauthorized drone activity over the White House" before landing. The lawmaker has previously accused the government of withholding information about the mysterious drones and said she did not believe the official communications from the government...

#4 Melania Trump on Her Return to the White House: ‘Standing on My Own Two Feet' - Michael Collins for USA Today, George/Fox News, Brigitte Gabriel/The Epoch Times on X

During his first term, Donald Trump had already been president for five months when First Lady Melania Trump finally moved into the White House. For his second term, she’s preparing to arrive on Day One. The once and future first lady said during a recent television interview that she will move into the White House when her husband’s term begins on Jan. 20, despite speculation that she would spend a majority of the next four years either in New York City or Palm Beach, Florida, where the family’s Mar-a-Lago estate is located...

#3 LA Times Owner Regrets Paper Endorsing Mayor Karen Bass: ‘That’s a Mistake' - Ray Lewis for NBC Montana, Collin Rugg, Libs of TikTok, and Vigilant Fox on X

Pat Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, said Monday it was a mistake for the newspaper to endorse Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Soon-Shiong said during an appearance on the online show “The Morning Meeting” that “we’ll accept some blame” as wildfires cause damage in parts of southern California. “So, at the L.A. Times, we endorsed Karen Bass. I think, right now ... that’s a mistake, and we admit that,” Soon-Shiong said. “So, I thought it was very important early on for me to come out.”